Last Friday when I was at the Go Red for Women luncheon, one of the women at my table mentioned that although she’s practically a Charlotte native, she hasn’t visited most of the local attractions. She hasn’t been to the museums. She hasn’t b...

Two things I love: amusement parks and Etsy.com. I adore a good roller coaster, and have visited a bunch of amusement parks: all of the Disney parks, Six Flags over Georgia, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio (my all-time favorite), Dollywood, Busch Garde...

If you were in uptown Charlotte a few weekends ago, you might have come across a small group of people advertising free hugs. That’s right. Free hugs. Like me, you probably would have smiled. But would you have taken them up on their offe...